PENACOOK — The playoff window may be closing for the Kennett High football team after the Eagles dropped a tough 28-7 contest on the road to Merrimack Valley on Saturday afternoon.
The loss dropped KHS to 1-3 in Division II and put more pressure on the hometown flock to run the table in its final five games to garner a third consecutive playoff appearance.
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